a similar thing happened to my wife at work.
The hospital were owe us money for part of our flights out here.,.
we'd given them the tickets and receipts etc but the money was taking it's time..

sylvie was talking about it in the staff room one day and within an hour one couple were on the door step with $200 and another offer of a loan had been turned down..

we didn't desperately need the money either.. the things is.. the couple that turned up with the money!?? From Salisbury.

So not all Brits are whingeing miserable scheming boring bigotted fools..